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Banjui Flowers Spread Fragrance Across Rural Mirsharai
The banjui wildflower is blooming along roadsides across Mirsharai in Chattogram, spreading its scent and catching the eye of local people.
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Environment
Environment
What Patients and Families Must Do to Prevent Snakebite Deaths
Most snakes in Bangladesh are not venomous, yet about 7,500 people die of snakebite each year, mostly because patients and families do not know what to do.
Environment
Elephant Dies in Remote Hills of Teknaf
An elderly male wild elephant has died in the remote hills of Teknaf in Cox's Bazar, and forest department staff recovered the carcass.
Fisheries
Satellite-Tagged Crocodile in Panguchi River Alarms Fry Collectors
A satellite-tagged saltwater crocodile that left the Sundarbans is now roaming the confluence of the Panguchi, Baleshwar and Kacha rivers, and fry collectors are staying out of the water.
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Wild Elephant Crushes Farmer to Death in Chakaria
A stray wild elephant killed one farmer and injured another in a paddy field beside the hills in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar.
Environment
Snake Scare at Police Station, OC Calls in Snake Charmer
After a venomous snake slipped into the compound of Sakhipur police station, the officer in charge called in a snake charmer to catch it.
Environment
Man Killed by Elephant While Bringing In Smuggled Sugar
A smuggler carrying sacks of sugar by bicycle from the border at Dhobaura in Mymensingh was killed when an elephant tore off his leg.
Environment
The Ins and Outs of Keeping Pet Birds
Tips on keeping pet birds and choosing a cage, with a description of the RFL bird cage.
Fisheries
Sick Eagle Found by Madrasa Pond in Mirsarai Handed to Forest Department
A sick eagle was rescued from a madrasa in Mirsarai, Chattogram, on 20 March and handed over to the forest department.
Agribusiness
Rajbari Trader Dies of Snakebite After Being Taken to Exorcist
A 32-year-old trader bitten by a snake in a field in Baliakandi, Rajbari, died in hospital after first being treated by an exorcist.
Environment
Barn Owl Caught in Net Released in Kalapara
A barn owl that became caught in a neighbour's net in Kalapara, Patuakhali, was given first aid and released on the night of 18 March.
Environment
Housewife Dies of Snakebite at Home in Chandpur
A 35-year-old housewife died after a snake bit her as she took down jute sticks from a loft in her home on 17 March.
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Started With Tk 350, Her Garden Now Holds Plants Worth Lakhs
A Government Titumir College student who began gardening with a single Tk 350 plant during the pandemic now has plants worth lakhs of taka.